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Committed to Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Omar

‘MHA-Sponsored Survey Not Comprehensive’

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Jan 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has reiterated his commitment for setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission which will look into entire gamut of developments that have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir over the decades.Speaking at a panel discussion on “Kashmiri Youth and More

JK gets minimal employment share in NHPC

Corporation’s 32% Revenue Comes From The State

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 27: While Jammu and Kashmir has become a major hydro-energy generator for National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), it gets negligible employment opportunities in the Corporation-run projects in the State despite an agreement over job share approved by the Union Power Ministry More

Valley Christians decry ‘threat perception’ theory

‘We Have Been Living Here Amicably For Decades’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Jan 27: Most Christians in the Valley have taken a strong exception to a misinformation campaign launched by some vested interests about they being unsafe after the recent conversion controversy came to fore.Christians who spoke to Greater Kashmir dispelled reports about any threat More

Geelani scorns Sharia Court

Srinagar, Jan 27: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday said it’s the duty of every Muslim to protect the members of the minority community. He said asking a few persons to leave the state was no solution to the conversion controversy.“We are not with the decision taken by the Sharia Court More

Gas rationing on despite Minister’s order

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Jan 27: Notwithstanding the claims of Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution that from January 26 onwards all the oil companies will supply gas cylinders of 14.2 kg in the market and do away with distribution of 5 kg cylinders, consumers are complaining that gas rationing More

High level panel nails GAD for KAS mess

‘Constant Meddling With Rules Aimed At Furthering Interest Of Individual Officers’

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Jan 27: Bringing to the fore wide-spread disorder in the state’s administrative setup, a high level committee has pinpointed blatant violation of rules leading to complete mess in fixing seniority of the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers.“The fundamental problem seems to be More

Highway reopens

IAF Resume Rescue Operations

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 27: Vehicular traffic was restored on the 300-km long Srinagar-Jammu highway, a day after it was closed due to gas leakage from a LPG tanker.“The highway has been reopened for vehicular traffic and situation defused,” said Superintendent of Police, Ramban, Anil Magotra.Magotra More



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  • Briefs

1 injured in Baramulla grenade blast

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Jan 27: A person was injured when unidentified persons hurled a grenade at Azad Gunj in north Kashmir’s Baramulla town Friday afternoon. The injured person has been identified as Master Muhammad More



  • Opinion

The Most Beloved

Be peace and mercy upon him!

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

Of what worth life is without Ishq-- passion? It is very difficult to translate word Ishq precisely, passion somewhat is closer) Dirt, in case precious but short lifetime is all wasted in pursuit of material More


  • GK Magazine

DID YOU CONSULT PEOPLE!

Policing a free people cannot be based on mimicking the military

J&K POLICE REFORMS

 Maja Daruwala Navaz KotwalGrowing rumours that the J&K government may introduce a new police law for the state in the March session fuels concern. It brings no comfort that the administration More



  • Letters

Dog bites

Alas! Another child falls a victim to this dog menace. Shame for municipal authorities and other Govt. Authorities which are always giving lame excuses to tackle the dog menace. It must shake animal right More


  • Editorial

Highway and Economy

This winter has highlighted Kashmir’s acute vulnerability to physical isolation, a psychological sense of siege among its people and the resultant economic slump yet again. In today’s world of inter-connectivity More


  • Business

MUTTON AT ` 300/KG!

Where is CAPD?

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Jan 27: Despite government claims to have restored Srinagar-Jammu Highway for vehicular movement, Kashmir Valley continues to face acute meat shortage, even as the small quantity available in More


  • Sports

SSC snow ski trials on Monday

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 27: State Sports Council is conducting selection trials for its second snow ski course for inter-mediate and advance level skiers at Sheri-Kashmir Indoor complex here on Monday.The trials More


  • Kashmir

Accused charge-sheeted

KILLING OF NOWHATTA YOUTH

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 27: Police today produced charge-sheet into the killing of Tariq Ahmad Bhat of Nowhatta, in the Chief Judicial Magistrate court here. The sub divisional police officer, Nowhatta, Tahir More


  • Srinagar City

SMC to get staffers from Jammu

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Jan 27: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will get all new staffers from Jammu province alone, at least for the recently advertised post of Junior Assistants. And, this is despite the More



  • Jammu

Bedi Commission to meet on Feb 2

Syed Yousuf Case

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Jan 27: Justice Bedi Commission of Inquiry, probing the custodial death of National Conference activist Syed Muhammad Yousuf, will on February 2 in Srinagar to record the statements related to the More



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